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Easy Tilapia Florentine

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Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

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Benvenuto and benvenuta! Today before you sits a master class of Italian-style cooking — Easy Tilapia Florentine! This quick and delicious fish dish is flaky, savory, and beautifully seasoned with aromatic herbs and garlic. Then the fish is topped with a tangy, cheesy spinach and ricotta mixture that's just to die for! Easy Tilapia Florentine takes your taste buds on a tour of the Italian countryside they won't soon forget! Buon appetito!

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Ingredients

  • 6 teaspoons canola oil, divided
  • 1 (6-ounce) package fresh baby spinach
  • 4 (4-ounce) tilapia fillets
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons garlic and herb seasoning blend
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated, plus more, to taste, for garnish
  • lemon slices, optional, to taste, for garnish

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Step 2 -Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 3 -In a large, nonstick skillet, heat 4 teaspoons of the oil.

Step 4 -Add the spinach to the hot oil and cook, while stirring, until wilted.

Step 5 -Drain the spinach.

Step 6 -Add the tilapia fillets to the prepared baking dish.

Step 7 -Drizzle the tilapia with the lemon juice and the remaining oil.

Step 8 -Sprinkle the tilapia with the garlic and herb seasoning blend.

Step 9 -In a small bowl, add the beaten egg, the ricotta, and the wilted spinach and stir to combine.

Step 10 -Spoon the ricotta mixture evenly over the fish fillets.

Step 11 -Sprinkle 1/4 cup of the parmesan cheese over the ricotta mixture.

Step 12 -Bake until the fish just begins to flake easily with a fork and reaches an internal temperature of 145 degrees F, about 15-20 minutes.

Step 13 -Serve with the extra parmesan and the lemon slices.

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